Weather in Pensacola in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Pensacola;
Average weather
Average temperature in Pensacola in January
Going from a maximum of +25°C during the day to a minimum of +1°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +19°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +23°C.
Is Pensacola warm or cold in January?
Pensacola is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +9°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Pensacola, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Pensacola in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +16°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -14°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +26°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 111 mm | 105 mm | 109 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 72% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 111 mm to 105 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Pensacola is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Pensacola?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Pensacola in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+23°C) and the highest in 2017 (+27°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 903 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 2776 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Pensacola, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
